Cyberpunk Wiki Guide

Cyberpunk 2077 is the upcoming game from CD Projekt RED, developers of The Witcher series. The game takes place in the same universe as the popular 1990 pen and paper RPG, Cyberpunk 2020. Writer of the original, Mike Ponsmith, has come on to help CD Projekt RED create a world that is faithful to the tabletop game. Pondsmith has said that he wants the game to be filled with corruption, moral ambiguity, meaningful enemy encounters, and choices with consequence [1]. The developers themselves have been taking inspiration from games such as Dystopia, Syndicate, Deus Ex, System Shock, and even their own Witcher series [2]. While not much is known about the gameplay yet, the game is set in the fictional Night City and is supposed to feature a vast, open world that players can choose to explore at their leisure [3].

CD Projekt RED released this teaser video in January 2013, shortly after the game's announcement. While not featuring any gameplay, it does show the direction that the studio wants to take the game. The woman in the trailer has been heavily modified, a feature core to the Cyberpunk experience. However, her modifications have forced her to go insane and kill those surrounding her. A MAX-TAC (or Psycho Squad) member, as well as normal police, are sent in to eliminate her. The shots of the city show that while it is technologically advanced, the people of Night City have not completely destroyed what was there before. Also, an image of the Militech Crusher, a gun from the pen and paper game, is shown with the natural progression one would expect to see in 57 years [4].